La Monarca Bakery & Cafe

I love charm of this place. Drinks are delicious. I order expresso, Mexican Hot chocolate drink. Very good service.

OMG!!! The coffee and pan dulce is delicious! The staff is super friendly. The whole atmosphere is wonderful! I just hope it doesn't get gentrified.....

LUSCIOUS! Their store is so adorable, whenever I enter I feel like I'm in a magical wonderland of sweets and calories. It's so much more laid back than it's CA locations. I had a classic chocolate cupcake with butter cream frosting, pure perfection. They don't have the most diversity flavor wise, that's why I gave it 4 stars, not 5 but it's a classic cupcake done right. Prices are pretty standard.

Faux Mexican cafe bakery. The stereotypical music gets on your nerves quickly. The coffee is decent and priced like a big chain coffee shop. They also have Mexican pastries, quiche, juices and other snacks to compliment your coffee. I got a chocolate concha for 90 cents. Seating is good with a few quirky spots. Fills up quickly. 15 min parking next to shop. I'll come back, the latte was fine.

I was at their other location in S Pasadena and had a pleasant experience. Wanted to try this specific location because building exterior was so appealing! It’s located right across the Mariachi Plaza with cool murals around it. Since the bakery has wide and tall windows facing the plaza, you can get a pretty view while sipping their Latin style coffee drinks.

Their service was amazing, quiet and spacious enough. You can sample their cakes (wish I knew that sooner), and oh boy, they have good selection of Latin style pastries, cakes, cookies, drinks, and organic cocoa beans and coffee beans (smelled amazing..!!)

I got their tres leches latte and it was good. It was sweeter on the bottom part, make sure you stir/shake it.